If Sen. Michael Bennet comes out on top in today’s Democratic Senate primary in Colorado, he’ll be ahead against either of his potential Republican challengers, a new PPP (D) survey shows. Democrat Andrew Romanoff, on the other hand, will be in a slightly tougher spot if he wins.
In its general election match-ups, the new PPP survey shows Bennet, the appointed incumbent, ahead of Republican Jane Norton 46%-40% and edging Republican Ken Buck 46%-43%. Andrew Romanoff, the Democratic challenger who sold his house to help fund his campaign, is down a point to Norton and up a point against Buck. The poll’s margin of error is ±3.1 percentage points.
The TPM Poll Average shows Buck leading Bennet 45.6%-43.2% and ahead against Romanoff 45.9%-42.7%. The TPM Poll Average has Norton ahead of Bennet, 44.1%-43.4%, and three points ahead of Romanoff, 44.0%-41.1%.
Both the Democratic and Republican primaries are toss-ups — according to the TPM Poll Average, Bennet leads Romanoff 44.1%-43.2% in the Democratic primary and Buck is up 44.2%-38.8% in the GOP primary.
The margin of error of the latest PPP poll is ±3.1 percentage points. Check out TPMDC’s full coverage of the race here.
